| Name: | vascular cord |
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| Definition: | The primordial vasculature that will develop into blood vessels by the process of tubulogenesis. The vascular cord is composed of angioblast or vascular endothelial cells in a solid linear mass called a cord. The cord then undergoes tubulogenesis to form the lumen of the vessels. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005077] |
| Name: | endothelial cell |
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| Synonyms: | endothelial cells |
| Definition: | |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009065] |